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MTV spends£1m to refit studio
MTV Broadcast Services is spending more than£1m overhauling its studio facilities in Camden, writes Sam Espensen.
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Facilities struggle to shift used FX kit
An influx of second-hand high-end editing and FX equipment swilling around the UK facilities market as a result of company closures is failing to attract buyers because of manufacturers' red tape, writes Sam Espensen.
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Just how rosy is the outlook for TV racing?
The uncertain future of the Racing Channel is not the only concern for a sport which is reaping financial rewards o...
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Buyout of 422 Manchester complete
The management of post facility 422 Manchester have this week completed a buyout of the company, just over a year after it was bought by the Barcud Derwen Group, writes Sam Espensen.
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BBC2 boost for Sumners
Manchester post facility Sumners has been commissioned by BBC Manchester to do all the post work on Britain's Best Sitcom, one of the largest BBC projects of next year.
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Kingston client
Satellite and broadband transmission and play-out service provider Kingston Inmedia has secured the first customer for its Customer Controlled Playout service. Mobile Crazy TV, a new channel launching on Sky Digital next month, will use Kingston's Participation TV package, co-located satellite uplink and office facilities. Mobile Crazy TV will aim ...
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Sky News lines up Irish evening slot
Sky News is to launch an Irish news service early next year with the opening of its Dublin studio, broadcasting a daily 30-minute evening bulletin on the channel, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Ten buy Mentorn's US Paradise Hotel
Mentorn has sold the US run of its hit format Paradise Hotel, which picked up strong ratings on the Fox network this summer, to 10 countries. The show, which places 11 people in an exclusive resort with the person who doesn't find a partner being evicted each week, has been ...
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Objective in global tie-up with Ludus
Objective Productions, the indie behind illusionist Derren Brown, has signed a deal with format developer Ludus to promote its stable of entertainment shows worldwide (excluding the US). Formed in 1996 by Andrew O'Connor, Objective's latest credits include Brown's recent Channel 4 Russian roulette stunt, Monkey Magic for Five and Secrets ...
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Place in France expands into rest of Europe
Tiger Aspect is to expand its hit Channel 4 series A Place in France, in which two people set out to buy and renovate a house, with more than 50 new shows taking in other European countries, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Landmark films beauticians for Sky One
Oxford-based indie Landmark Films has landed its first multichannel commission with a 10-part docu-soap for Sky One about a group of trainee beauticians in Leeds, writes Paul Revoir.
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ITV's fat friends reunite for third outing
Kat Mellor's Fat Friendshas been commissioned for a third series on ITV1. The six-part series will begin with a 90-minute Christmas special and will reunite Alison Steadman with Gaynor Faye, Janet Dibley Lisa Riley and the rest of the cast. Joining the series will be ...
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Discovery health to offer guide to botox
Discovery Health channel director Clare Laycock has commissioned three series for January. Botox Babesis a 15 x 30-minute series from Two Four Productions, billed as the ultimate guide to the cosmetic quick fix. Two Four's executive producer is Jill Lourie and Discovery's executive producer is ...
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BBC4 orders five-parter on music greats
BBC4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a series of music documentaries from the BBC's in-house music entertainment department. The 5 x 60-minute pieces, to be executive produced by Mark Cooper, will look at stars such as John Martyn, John Mayall and Gil Scott Heron and will air from December until ...
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Somethin' else to make awards coverage
Somethin' Else has been commissioned by the Brit Awards to produce all the radio programming for international stations around next year's awards, which are being held in London on 14 February. Stations will be offered a selection including build-up shows, live broadcast, highlights shows and exclusive interviews. Steve Ackerman is ...
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POW titles put together by Code
Chris Jennings of Code Design is the man behind the titles for the upcoming ITV primetime drama POW. The 6 x 60-minute series goes out from this Friday and follows the adventures of a group of British prisoners. The titles feature a tracking shot across distressed wooden window slats, which ...
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Here Comes the Sun in the can
The Picture Canning Company has done all the outside broadcast camera work on the BBC's new primetime Saturday night show Here Comes the Sun. Produced by 12 Yard Productions, the 8 x 50-minute show sees two families each week battling against each other to win ...
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St Anne's takes on Henry VIII
St Anne's Post spent six months doing post-production on Henry VIII, a two-part TV drama starring Ray Winstone. Colourist Sam Hollingdale, who completed the grade, said that several battle scenes were given a steely blue look to make the swords and weapons glint and shine. For the execution scenes, as ...
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NewsUBC signs with Virgin Radio
Radio broadcaster UBC Media has won a two-year contract to supply traffic and travel news and sell airtime on behalf of Virgin Radio.
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NewsBBC ups regional radio boss
The BBC has promoted acting managing editor of BBC Radio Merseyside Phil Roberts to new head of the BBC in the North East and Cumbria.